Planning application
Ashford Fire Station, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8YF
Works: Demolition Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) of planning permission PA/2023/2325 for Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) & 9 (capture of smoke) of planning permission 22/01011/AS (Partial remodelling and upgrading of existing fire station including demolition of existing live fire training building and construction of new live fire training building, support building, reconfiguration of road traffic collision (rtc) training area and vehicle storage, minor amendments to existing fire station building, creation of secondary access off henwood, provision of additional parking to front and side of existing building, erection of fence and gates to rear access road, erection of acoustic fence along and retaining wall and ancillary works) to allow changes to the smoke extraction and cleaning system) to allow for changes to site layout and levels, parking provision, landscaping, RTC Compound, Contamination Management Building, addition of water tank.
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/1603
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/1603
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Furley
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN24 8YF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by Ashford
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11 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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13 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
51 documents on file for this application
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Ashford granted permission on 22 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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